The Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar (Arctic OTHR) will be established in the southern portion of Ontario and should be ready for initial operations by 2028.
September 26, 2022 | Local, Aerospace
The government announced in 2016 it was purchasing 16 C-295 aircraft for fixed-wing search and rescue, but the first planes won’t be operating until 2025 or 2026.
December 20, 2019 | Local, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security
DAVID PUGLIESE, OTTAWA CITIZEN Procurement minister Anita Anand has been told by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that she will lead the push to create a new defence procurement organization. That will be done with the support of Harjit Sajjan, the Minister of National Defence and Bernadette Jordan, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. They will work together “in bringing forward analyses and options for the creation of Defence Procurement Canada, to ensure that Canada's biggest and most complex National Defence and Canadian Coast Guard procurement projects are delivered on time and with greater transparency to Parliament,” according to the mandate letter issued by Trudeau to Anand. “This priority is to be developed concurrently with ongoing procurement projects and existing timelines.” No timelines were provided for when the options for the new organization are needed. In addition, there are no details on when Defence Procurement Canada would be expected to be up and running. The organization is being created to deal with ongoing problems Canada faces in purchasing equipment for the Canadian Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/three-ministers-to-work-on-options-for-creation-of-the-new-defence-procurement-canada
February 23, 2021 | Local, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security
This EDC report offers an overview of the changes to U.S. government procurement and implications for Canadian companies.